Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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Can I find out why this question was deleted?
Can I find out why this question was deleted and whether there are changes that could allow it to be undeleted? I have found an answer and would like to post that.
https://superuser.com/questions/...
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The Responses tab is not working
Since the last big user-interface overhaul of all Stack Overflow sites a few months ago,
the Responses tab stopped working.
The Responses tab can be reached directly through the URL of
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Why was my “written by AI” flag declined?
I flagged this answer as AI-written (using a custom flag). The flag was rejected. I firmly believe this is not correct and that this answer (and maybe others) should be removed.
The author of this ...
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I was serial downvoted, please reverse them
Today I asked a question, it received two downvotes and was closed. Fine, I deleted it.
But right after that, my five most recent posts were downvoted within one minute, for no reason at all. The ...
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We'll may need to fix up some images due to changes in imgur policies
As per the main meta post - there's a risk of images hosted on the 'main' imgur instance (as opposed to the stack exchange one) being deleted due to changes in their TOS. Images uploaded anonymously ...
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How to dispute a rejected edit?
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/1185211
My edit got rejected with “This edit deviates from the original intent of the post. Even edits that must make drastic changes should strive to ...
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Have answers been removed from this question?
If I remember correctly, there used to be three answers to my question, Do I need a special cable for this SSD?. One answer was bad and was downvoted. The other two were similar to each other and both ...
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Account locked after I deleted questions that attacked griefer?
Several of my questions attracted griefer who bombarded the comments with nit picks, so I deleted them, now my account is locked from making new posts because the question that are left are boring and ...
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How do I start from Super User, and zero in on a particular Super User user?
There is a user in Superuser named "Rounit". This link shows a contribution of his in Superuser:
Indirect Function in Excel
Now if I try to find him in Superuser site, I first go to:
https://...
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How do I get my question reopened?
My question was closed because it was not worded properly.
The helper box prompted me to edit my question but it is still closed.
I'm unable to find instructions on what to do next to get it reopened.
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Viewing change history to questions on superuser.com
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As a regular user (i.e. not the OP or subsequent editor), is it possible to see what changes were made to a question (or one of its answers) on https://superuser.com?
Example
In a search for ...
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Chrome flagged superuser.com as "dangerous"
I don't know if this is from some global blacklist or if it's unique to my machine, but Chrome just popped up this annoying warning when attempting to visit superuser.com:
Not sure if it matters to ...
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How to verify my email address on Stack Exchange sites (e,g. Super User) or check its verification status?
On Super User I changed my email address under Email Settings. It sent me a verification link:
"Confirm your email address - Super User".
When I click the button [Confirm your email ...
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Are “evolving answers” supported on Super User?
Preface: I believe that this question is somewhat in line with this other Meta question about troubleshooting questions in 2023.
While calling out another user who chronically posts “answers” (such ...
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How can I improve my first question?
I have a question about my Super User post: How to create a PXEboot for tails OS?
I'm new to this site I find very helpful and of very good quality.
How can I improve my first posted question?
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What do the different colours of the comment flag mean?
Why do the comment flags have different colours in the screenshot below? what do they mean/indicate? and why do they change colours when the page is reloaded?
The answer is not obvious to me, because ...
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2023 stand about "troubleshooting"
Tl;Dr What is the current SU stand about troubleshooting questions?
I'm a long time computer user used to do my best to solve "simple" problems, long time lurker on multiple forums ...
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My post was unfairly closed
I asked a question about my internet abnormality.
Bad internet connections running my program but most speed test results are normal except for one
I explained
How I discovered the problem.
How I ...
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Could someone review my post regarding product data?
I have a question about my Super User post: How does the WD_BLACK SN770 2TB connected to PCI 3.0 NVMe 1.3 compare to the Samsung EVO 970 Plus 2TB SSD? Heat, power at idle, speed at 80% full?
I'm not ...
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Why does community bot keep reviving over decade old topics?
Example: Folders visible on flash drive, but no files
Over decade old. I'm sure OP doesn't care anymore, will not answer anymore etc.. what's the use of the community bot 'modifying' the topic?
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VBA syntax highlighting
I recently posted two answers that contained VBA code. In one of them, the syntax is highlighted and in the other one, it isn't.
Can anybody tell me why that is? I'd like it to be highlighted in both.
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Question about "discharging" yourself before building a PC
I have a question about pc build and avoiding any damage to components while I build it. We don't have any earthing/grounding in our home (so does many others here). So basically whether you have 2 ...
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Why is a question about AWS Slow Query logs offtopic on Super User? Where would it be on topic?
I posted a question about a problem with AWS logs.
The close reason was:
This question does not appear to be about computer software or
computer hardware within the scope defined in the help center.
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Please revert migration
Regarding my question:
How to download all videos with yt-dlp from a youtube channel after the redesign?
To summarize, I think it was a erroneous migration. I flagged it to try to get it back and it ...
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I'd like to know whether my post is well written or not
I have a question about my Super User post: I can't map a network share from PXE - WinPE
I have written a question yesterday and I'd like, if someone can help, to know whether my question is well-...
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Answer for a closed question; how?
I think the question https://superuser.com/q/1750696/964771 should not be closed. After some investigation I found the solution (cause of the problem). However with the question being closed I cannot ...
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help with "opinion based" closing
My question, "SSL error 14090086 "certificate verify failed" in browser and in curl: how to troubleshoot? [closed]" was closed as "opinion based".
Would anyone be ...
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Where's the dark theme option?
Stack Overflow has a dark theme option for several months now. Why is the same option not available on Super User? And across all the exchanges.
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"How to obtain a Laptop without hidden surprises" - suggestions improving the question
How to obtain a Laptop without hidden surprises was closed within minutes of posting with the stated reason:
Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are ...
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Who accepts the question in case the the creator deleted the account?
I have this current situation on the question How change the IP address of the computer on Windows 10?
It seems that the creator has deleted their account. Who will be able to accept the answer? Will ...
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Make less visible or completely hide ignore tagged questions [closed]
It seems a new change was made to SuperUser, where questions with tags on my ignore list are now almost as visible as regular questions. Only the title has a slightly different color.
This completely ...
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Please clean up diskpart.com spam by user Metaphor
User Metaphor (1692216) is spamming diskpart ads. Can someone clean that up please?
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Question closed as unclear but an answer was already posted
This question.
The reason why the question was closed is "This question needs details or clarity". Let's follow the link.
Needs details or clarity - Sometimes we need more information in ...
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Why did my flag get revised?
My flag got revised; not declined just revised meaning I got 11 flags instead of 10 today.
It was on this question for it being about software recommendations; I reflagged it.
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How come you can ask an unqualified "how do I do $x?"
This is in response to this question
Why can't I ask if hardware exists that does something, or fits a need?
I'm going to try one more way to address this. How come you can't ask,
Does $x exist?...
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Question about spam site incorrectly deleted as spam
This question (deleted: link requires 10k+ reputation) was deleted as spam.
However, it's a question about spam. It contains some unfortunate language around this, but could surely be edited into ...
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How to look at deleted answers on my question?
I would like to know how to view the deleted answers on my question. How do I do that?
I don't need to view deleted answers on other peoples' questions—just my own.
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Why was my question marked as offtopic?
I have a question about my Super User post: DOS (MS-DOS, FreeDOS, DR DOS) equivalent to UNIX "time" command?
I wonder why my question was marked as offtopic.
I followed these rules:
https://...
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Request to reopen question 1736397
My question has been closed immediately after I asked it. The closed message dialog links to another question: How do I ask a question that may require recommending software?. The accepted answer with ...
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Why does the Community user mark questions as duplicates?
I recently came across this question which has been marked as a duplicate. What's strange is that this question has been marked as a duplicate by the Community user:
How can Community mark a question ...
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How the heck did “Community” user/bot close this dupe question? [duplicate]
This question is a question I voted to close because the solution was a hunch I suggested in the comments. The original poster confirmed my hunch and I then voted to close as dupe as a result.
Okay, ...
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question closed because a newer question is open
just a got a notification that an old question of mine was closed but I'm confused as to why:
Windows photo viewer can't run because not enough memory?
apparently closed because it has been ...
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What could be the reason of a negative reputation?
This question on su got -100 reputation and I don't know why. In its revision history "Community" named user (I think it is a robot :) ) deleted and locked the question. Maybe this is the reason but ...
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When I try to vote to close this question as a duplicate, the site tells me it doesn't have an upvoted answer, but it does. Is this a bug?
See these two questions:
whenever I start my windows laptop, after laptop is opened terminal is automatically opened and inside terminal its written -, and
On windows startup terminal opens ...
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Clarification regarding Question Closure as Off Topic
I have a question about my Super User post: dnSpy: What do included reference assemblies affect?
This question was closed as off topic, it was asked in reference to dnSpy and how it recompiles DLLs. ...
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Tag score calculation
I can list all my answers for a certain tag. The list includes the votes, and negative votes already subtracted to my knowledge (in this specific case it's the tag networking). But the score doesn't ...
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My question got closed (as a duplicate)
My question got closed as a duplicate (I think by a single mod, not by the community)... the question it linked to, did not contain the answer I specified in my question. I already added comments as ...
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Tag synonym request: diskonkey -> usb-flash-drive
Can someone with tag synonym rights in usb-flash-drive consider implementing diskonkey as a synonym? There was a new question in the tag a few minutes ago, and I had to look up what a "Disk on ...
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Why is a specific question with a certain answer marked as opinion-based?
Can someone explain to me why the question Can the use of OPKG on ZyXEL Keenetic Ultra II cause damage to the firmware or its incorrect operation? is opinion-based?
I really don't understand people ...
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Why did I get 2 reputation for upvoting a post and accepting an answer?
I'm relatively new to Stack Overflow as a whole; why do I get reputation for telling others that my post is good?
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